SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA. A spectator gives some dollars to one of the fighters after he won his fight in the new Siem Reap arena in Cambodia. Cambodians boxers were traditionally paid by the crowd: if the crowd appreciated the boxer’s efforts, they would reward him with alcohol, food or cash. This practice still continues today but, in line with western practice, bouts pay official fees. A new Cambodian boxer can earn US$25 per fight. More experienced kick boxers with more than a dozen...more »